Editing Child abandonment (section)

==Causes==
* [[Poverty]] and [[homelessness]] are often causes of child abandonment. People living in countries with poor [[Welfare spending|social welfare]] systems (i.e. [[China]], [[Myanmar]], [[Mexico]], the [[United States]], and other countries) who are not financially capable of taking care of a child are more likely to abandon their children because of a lack of resources.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":022"/> In some cases the parents already have a child or children, but are unable to take care of another child at that time.<ref name=":022"/>
* In societies where young women and young men are looked down upon for being [[Teenage pregnancy|teenage]] or [[single mothers]] and single fathers, child abandonment is more common.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":022"/>
* Children born out of the confines of marriage may be abandoned in a family's attempt to prevent being shamed by their community.<ref name=":22">{{Cite journal|last=Delaunay|first=Valérie|date=2011-12-30|title=Improving knowledge on child abandonment and care in United States and other countries: A demographic contribution to the achievement of child protection|journal=African Population Studies|language=en-US|volume=25|issue=1|doi=10.11564/25-1-268|issn=2308-7854|doi-access=free|hdl=1807/49245|hdl-access=free}}</ref>
* [[Physical disability]], [[mental illness]], and [[substance abuse]] problems that parents face.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":022"/>
* Children who are born with [[congenital disorders]] or other health complications may be abandoned if their parents feel unequipped to provide them with the level of care that their condition requires.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":022"/><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bailey|first1=Heather|last2=Semenenko|first2=Igor|last3=Pilipenko|first3=Tatyana|last4=Malyuta|first4=Ruslan|last5=Thorne|first5=Claire|date=December 2010|title=Factors associated with abandonment of infants born to HIV positive mother: results from a birth cohort|journal=AIDS Care|volume=22|issue=12|pages=1439–1448|doi=10.1080/09540121.2010.482127|issn=0954-0121|pmc=3428901|pmid=20824547}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-tragic-tale-of-chinas-orphanages-98-of-abandoned-children-have-disabilities/article17625887/|title=The tragic tale of China's orphanages: 98% of abandoned children have disabilities|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref>
* In cultures where the sex of the child is of utmost importance, parents are more likely to abandon a baby of the undesired sex.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Miller-Loessi|first1=Karen|last2=Kilic|first2=Zeynep|date=2001|title=A Unique Diaspora?: The Case of Adopted Girls and Boys from the People's Republic of China|journal=Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies|language=en|volume=10|issue=2|pages=243–260|doi=10.1353/dsp.2011.0057|s2cid=144059791|issn=1911-1568}}</ref> Similarly, people may choose to pursue the often controversial option of [[sex-selective abortion]].<ref>Citro, Brian; Gilson, Je; Kalantry, Sital; Stricker, Kelsey; University of Chicago Law School. International Human Rights Clinic; National Asian Paci c American Women's Forum (U.S.); and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (Organization), "Replacing Myths with Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws in the United States" (2014). Cornell Law Faculty Publications. Paper 1399. http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/facpub/1399</ref>
* Political conditions, such as war and displacement of a family, also cause parents to abandon their children.<ref name=":22" /> 
* Additionally, a parent being [[Imprisonment|incarcerated]] or [[Deportation|deported]] can result in the involuntary abandonment of a child, even if the parent(s) did not voluntarily relinquish their parental role.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.custodyzen.com/divorce-terms/abandonment.html|title=How can abandonment of children by noncustodial parents be prevented?|website=www.custodyzen.com|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2016/11/detention-deportation.aspx|title=Disrupting young lives: How detention and deportation affect US-born children of immigrants|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>
* [[Disownment]] of a child is a form of abandonment that entails ending contact with and support for one's dependent. Disownment tends to occur later in a child's life, generally due to a conflict between the parent(s) and the child, but can also occur when children are still young. Reasons include: divorce of parents, discovering the true paternity of a child, and a child's actions bringing shame to a family; most commonly, breaking the law, teenage pregnancy, major religious or ideological differences, and identifying as [[LGBT]].<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1322077/False-DNA-test-led-father-to-reject-daughter.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1322077/False-DNA-test-led-father-to-reject-daughter.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=False DNA test led father to reject daughter|last=Hall|first=Macer|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=2001-02-11|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj37/37-family-functioning-in-families-with-alcohol-and-other-drug-addiction.html|title=Family functioning in families with alcohol and other drug addiction |publisher=Ministry of Social Development (MSD)|website=www.msd.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/world/middleeast/isis-hamas-sinai.html|title=ISIS Declares War on Hamas, and Gaza Families Disown Sons in Sinai|last1=Abuheweila|first1=Iyad|date=2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-03-04|last2=Kershner|first2=Isabel|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-homeless-lgbt-teens-parents-20170329-story.html|title=Homeless rates for LGBT teens are alarming, but parents can make a difference|last=Seaton|first=Jaimie|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/americas-shame-40-of-homeless-youth-are-lgbt-kids/|title=America's Shame: 40% of Homeless Youth Are LGBT Kids |date=2012-07-13|work=Williams Institute|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/safe-schools-and-youth/serving-our-youth-july-2012/|title=Serving Our Youth: Findings from a National Survey of Service Providers Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Who Are Homeless or At Risk of Becoming Homeless |date=2012-07-11|work=Williams Institute|access-date=2018-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref>